Mike Moran

Mike is the CEO and Managing Partner of Walnut Ridge, a multigenerational family office for the owners of GOJO Industries, the global leader in skin health and hygiene solutions for away-from-home markets and the inventor of PURELL® Instant Hand Sanitizer. He leads a team that manages a large portfolio of investments, oversees controlling interest in operating companies, and manages two philanthropic foundations within a fourth-generation family enterprise.

Prior to Walnut Ridge, Mike spent eight years in middle market private equity at Linsalata Capital Partners, sourcing and executing transactions and collaborating with management teams to grow businesses and improve profitability. Before Linsalata, Mike worked at KeyBanc Capital Markets where he focused on middle market M&A and advisory services.

Mike has experience with a range of corporate and non-profit boards. He is a currently a Board Member on the corporate boards of GOJO, Cowles Companies (a fourth-generation family-owned enterprise consisting of media, real estate, and forestry operations), MVP (a third-generation family-owned manufacturer of fluid control products), Lake City Plating (an industrial manufacturing company), and Sealantium (an early-stage developer of medical hemostatic sealants). Mike also serves on the board of the environmental non-profit Nature Center at Shaker Lakes.

Mike received his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and his BS in Finance from Miami University.

He lives in the Cleveland area with his wife Petra and daughter Lilly.